Tim Ryan
Known for Acting · 107 credits
- Born
- 1899-07-04
- Died
- 1956-10-22
- Place of birth
- Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Timothy Thomas Ryan
Biography
Tim Ryan was an American performer who is probably best known today as a film actor. Ryan and his wife, Irene who later played Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies, were a show business team that performed on Broadway, film and radio. They made some short films for Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s based on their vaudeville act.
They were married from 1922 to 1942. Even after their divorce in 1942, the couple occasionally worked together. In the 1940s, Ryan found opportunities at Monogram Pictures where he acted in films as well as wrote screenplays. In films of the 1940s and the early 1950s, Ryan appeared on screen playing numerous roles as cops, newspaper editors and detectives.
Known For
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Fire Chief
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Lt. Smith
Further Adventures of Spin and Marty
1956
as Chauffeur Jason
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
1941
as Motor Policeman
TV Shows (3)
Movies (104)
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
1941
as Motor Policeman
Force of Evil
1950
as Johnson
Body and Soul
1947
as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
1946
as Bartender
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Weems, Guard (uncredited)
The Marksman
1953
as Stage Driver
Champion
1949
as Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Studio Policeman
Detour
1945
as Diner Owner Gus
The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
Stand By All Networks
1942
as Police Inspector Ryan
Brother Orchid
1940
as Turkey Malone
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Stranger (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
1942
as Lt. Tim Ryan
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Third Mate on Ship
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
Blondie's Holiday
1947
as Mike
Hot Rhythm
1944
as Mr. O'Hara (as Tim)
This Time for Keeps
1942
as Professor Diz
Redhead from Manhattan
1943
as Mike Glendon
Alias Nick Beal
1949
The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Lt. Mike Ruark
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Mr. Wilson
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
as Judge Saunders
Nazi Agent
1942
as Officer (uncredited)
The Cruel Tower
1956
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Inspector Clancy
Blondie Goes to College
1942
as Mr. Higby, Football Coach
Bedtime Story
1941
as Mac
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Singing Drunk
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Mike (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Barney - Cop
Pardon My Stripes
1942
as Speed Wilson (uncredited)
Half Past Midnight
1948
as Amos, Bartender
Sarong Girl
1943
as Tim Raynor
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Auctioneer
Sky Dragon
1949
as Lt. Mike Ruark
True to Life
1943
as Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
The Golden Eye
1948
as Vincent O'Brien / Lt. Mike Ruark
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
as Inspector Clancy
Wha' Happen?
1949
as Tim, Vera's husband
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Detective Tucker
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Farrell (uncredited)
One Big Happy Family
1935
as Tim Ryan
French Fried Frolic
1949
as Tim
His Pest Girl
1937
as Tim Ryan
Pot o' Gold
1941
as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited)
High Barbaree
1947
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Bartender (Uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Police Sergeant
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Fashion Model
1945
as O'Hara
News Hounds
1947
as John 'Bullfrog' Burke
Fargo
1952
as Sam
Riding High
1943
as Jones
Private Affairs
1940
as Bartender Harry
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Second Carnival Barker (Uncredited)
Fighting Trouble
1956
as Ray Vance
Dark Alibi
1946
as Foggy
Jiggs and Maggie Out West
1950
as Dinty Moore
All That I Have
1951
as Ben Renson
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Babcock
Rockin' in the Rockies
1945
as Tom Trove
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
as Police Inspector
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Dinty Moore
Private Eyes
1953
as Andy
Don't Get Personal
1942
as Traffic Cop
Devil Pays Off
1941
as First Mate
Ice-Capades
1941
as Jackson
Hullabaloo
1940
as Skee Golf Concessionaire
The Sultan's Daughter
1943
as Tim
Crazy Knights
1944
as Grogan
Melody Lane
1941
as Police Sergeant
Shadow of Suspicion
1944
as Everett G. Northrup
Swing Out the Blues
1943
as Judge Dudley Gordon
Here Come the Marines
1952
as Sheriff Benson
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
1950
as Bentley
Miss Mink of 1949
1949
as Police Sgt. Clancy
Lucky Devils
1941
as Momser
Crazy Over Horses
1951
as Flynn
Harmon of Michigan
1941
as Flash Regan
Forgotten Women
1949
as Harry
Kansas City Kitty
1944
as Dave Clark
Melody Parade
1943
as Happy Harrington
Bringing Up Father
1946
as Dinty Moore
Swingtime Johnny
1944
as Sparks
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
as Lieutenant Burke
Strictly in the Groove
1942
as Professor Blake
Jiggs and Maggie in Society
1947
as Dinty Moore
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
1949
as Dinty Moore
Shamrock Hill
1949
as Uncle
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Hustun Greer
The Wacky Family
1936
Will You Stop?
1937
as Tim / Mark Antony
Peaceful Relations
1936
as Tim
Just Plain Folks
1936
The Big Courtship
1937
as Tim Ryan
About Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan was an American performer who is probably best known today as a film actor. Ryan and his wife, Irene who later played Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies, were a show business team that performed on Broadway, film and radio. They made some short films for Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s based on their vaudeville act. They were married from 1922 to 1942. Even after their divorce in 1942, the couple occasionally worked together. In the 1940s, Ryan found opportunities at Monogram Pictures where he acted in films as well as wrote scre… With 107 credits spanning from 1935 to 1957, Tim Ryan has appeared in 104 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tim Ryan Movies
- From Here to Eternity (1953) — as Sgt. Pete Karelsen
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — as Jack - Police Clerk (uncredited)
- Ball of Fire (1941) — as Motor Policeman
- Force of Evil (1950) — as Johnson
- Body and Soul (1947) — as Jack Shelton (uncredited)
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